Fulham V Aston Villa: Premier League – Live

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Teams successful brief: 3 changes for Fulham, Iwobi out

After nan stalemate astatine Brentford this clip past week, Marco Silva shuffles nan pack. Sander Berge is backmost to subordinate his partner successful nan pivot, Sasa Lukic, for nan first clip successful ages. Raul Jimenez edges retired Rodrigo Muniz arsenic nan spearhead and Samuel Chukwueze comes successful connected nan near to switch Alex Iwobi, who has an injured hamstring.

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Morning everyone and invited to nan first Premier League crippled of nan day. For some these clubs, it’s each astir nan European places.

Aston Villa, 4th successful nan table, are almost a shoo-in for nan Champions League. They will spell backmost up to 3rd if they do amended against Fulham coming than Manchester United do against Brentford connected Monday. And they person different way to nan apical array if they request it – winning nan Europa League, thing astatine which their manager, Unai Emery, is nan world expert.

Marco Silva’s Fulham, who are 12th, are a agelong changeable for Europe but still successful a position to dream. If they triumph this game, they will clamber up to tenth, pinch possibly only 1 much triumph needed to assistance them to sixth. And, conscionable to adhd sauce, a triumph coming will time off them level connected points pinch their chaotic neighbours, Chelsea.

But first Fulham person to retrieve wherever nan extremity is. They’ve drawn 5 blanks successful their past 7 games, scoring only against doomed Burnley and tottering Spurs. While Fulham person yet to break their duck for April, Villa person scored 12 times successful nan past 16 days. Last Sunday, successful a rip-roaring fun-fest astatine Villa Park, they became nan first squad to people 4 against Sunderland this play (though not nan last). After a slump that brought only 12 points from 12 convention games, Villa person conscionable collected 7 from 3 – and, arsenic a bonus, demolished Bologna.

The formbook fancies Villa, who won nan reverse fixture 3-1 successful September. But past Fulham triumph much often astatine location than Villa do away. They don’t person to rotate, they severely request nan points, and nan gods surely beryllium them a fewer goals, truthful it should beryllium a bully contest. Back soon pinch nan teams.